Pollockville Weather Records (CA003025240)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pollockville (CA003025240), Alberta, Canada, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Pollockville

Pollockville (CA003025240) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 51.08 latitude and -111.60 longitude, 747 m (2,451 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1983, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pollockville still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Alberta, Canada, 51.08 latitude, -111.60 longitude.
Elevation: 747 m (2,451 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1983, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pollockville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Pollockville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.5 C (86.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pollockville still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Pollockville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	7
1953	47
1954	63
1955	56
1956	70
1957	44
1958	25
1959	42
1960	42
1961	66
1962	46
1963	71
1964	72
1965	61
1966	44
1967	48
1968	86
1969	45
1970	12
1971	20
1972	45
1973	35
1974	26
1975	56
1976	37
1977	45
1978	23
1979	40
1980	49
1981	40
1982	49
1983	52

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pollockville. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 2 June 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pollockville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 January 1967
Feb	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 February 1953
Mar	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 March 1970
Apr	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 April 1961
May	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 May 1956
Jun	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 June 1953
Jul	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	13 July 1962
Aug	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 August 1954
Sep	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 September 1978
Oct	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 October 1974
Nov	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 November 1966
Dec	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 1983

32 years of record at Pollockville, 1952 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1981 and others.

Days with data per year at Pollockville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	92	25%	No
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	304	83%	No
1955	356	98%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	334	92%	Yes
1959	245	67%	No
1960	317	87%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	356	98%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	181	50%	No
1971	107	29%	No
1972	305	83%	No
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	328	90%	No
1982	355	97%	Yes
1983	289	79%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1953 to 1982

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Pollockville, 1953 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.6 C (36.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 1.1 C (34.1 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 4.5 C (40.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pollockville as warming stripes, 1953 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	3.6 C	+1.04 C
1956	1.7 C	-0.85 C
1957	3.0 C	+0.42 C
1961	3.3 C	+0.76 C
1962	3.7 C	+1.07 C
1963	4.5 C	+1.90 C
1964	3.2 C	+0.62 C
1965	1.1 C	-1.44 C
1966	1.5 C	-1.08 C
1967	2.5 C	-0.07 C
1968	4.0 C	+1.37 C
1969	1.3 C	-1.29 C
1973	2.5 C	-0.11 C
1974	2.5 C	-0.12 C
1975	1.1 C	-1.44 C
1976	3.8 C	+1.17 C
1977	3.0 C	+0.45 C
1978	1.7 C	-0.88 C
1979	2.3 C	-0.32 C
1980	2.8 C	+0.19 C
1982	1.2 C	-1.42 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1952 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Pollockville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1977	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1953	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	1953	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1953	36 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pollockville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pollockville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1980	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983	38.5 C (101.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pollockville, 1952 to 1983. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.7 C (-37.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pollockville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1955	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1956	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1957	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1958	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1960	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1961	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1963	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1967	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1969	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1970	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1971	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1976	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1979	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1981	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1983	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pollockville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.4 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pollockville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1953	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1956	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1958	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1964	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1976	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1977	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1978	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1980	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1982	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1983	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pollockville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pollockville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1953	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1954	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1957	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1958	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1967	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1969	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1970	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1971	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1973	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1974	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1976	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1978	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1981	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1982	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	38.3 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pollockville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 71 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pollockville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	53 days
1953	71 days
1954	56 days
1955	29 days
1956	35 days
1957	22 days
1958	37 days
1959	30 days
1960	27 days
1961	30 days
1962	46 days
1963	51 days
1964	42 days
1965	27 days
1966	50 days
1967	27 days
1968	38 days
1969	34 days
1970	16 days
1971	21 days
1972	52 days
1973	38 days
1974	33 days
1975	26 days
1976	56 days
1977	57 days
1978	34 days
1979	55 days
1980	36 days
1981	25 days
1982	31 days
1983	52 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pollockville falls on 28 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 101 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Pollockville
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 1982)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	28 May	n/a	28 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	8 September	n/a	8 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	101 days	n/a	101 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Download the Data

Data for Pollockville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pollockville threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).